Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the exterior bearing a central

the exterior bearing a central white cotton disc measuring 92 mm in diameter

constructed of a black-painted wooden frame

dated to July 6

marked "BRONZE" and dated "1976" on the edge

Footnote: Lieutenant Michel Rousseau was flying with Captain Louis Pierron in a Farman aircraft

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the exterior bearing a central(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 37 mm (w) x